Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Friday, July 4
Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Friday: - - - - SOCCER WORLD CUP (to 13) France v Germany, Rio de Janeiro (1600) France meet Germany in quarter-finals at the Maracana RIO DE JANEIRO - Germany play France in a last-eight clash between two former world champions with a possible semi-final date against hosts Brazil looming. (SOCCER-WORLD/M58-FRA-GER, (PIX), expect by 1900 GMT/3 PM ET, by Mike Collett, 500 words) - - Brazil v Colombia, Fortaleza (2000) Under-pressure Brazil look to defuse Colombian threat FORTALEZA, Brazil - Brazil, under pressure to breathe life into their World Cup campaign, seek a convincing victory over Colombia and free-scoring attacking midfielder James Rodriguez in their quarter-final in Fortaleza. (SOCCER-WORLD/M57-BRA-COL, (PIX), expect by 2230 GMT/6.30 PM ET), by Gideon Long, 500 words) - - We continue the build-up to the other quarter-finals: Argentina v Belgium Netherlands v Costa Rica (SOCCER-WORLD/, expect stories throughout) - - We will also be running a separate World Cup Schedule at various times throughout the day for the duration of the tournament, offering previews, spot news, reports and analysis from our team in Brazil. (SPORTS-NEWS-SCHEDULE-UNPLANNED) - - - - TENNIS WIMBLEDON (to 6) Federer and Djokovic eager to put down youth uprising LONDON - Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic will be eager to put 23-year-old pretenders Milos Raonic and Grigor Dimitrov in their places in the semi-finals. Seven-times champion Federer will take on big-serving Raonic while Djokovic will be out to end Dimitrov's run. (TENNIS-WIMBLEDON/(PIX), expect by 1600 GMT/12 PM ET, by Toby Davis, Clare Lovell, Pritha Sarkar and Michael Hann) - - - - MOTOR RACING British Formula One Grand Prix Hamilton ready to raise a cheer from home crowd SILVERSTONE, England - Lewis Hamilton, very much the home favourite, aims to give his fans something to cheer in practice for a race the Mercedes driver is heavily expected to win. (MOTOR RACING-PRIX/ (PIX), moved, by Alan Baldwin, 400 words) - - - - CYCLING TOUR DE FRANCE Contador's team discuss race plans LEEDS, England - On the eve of the 'Grand Depart' opening stage some of the leading teams, including Alberto Contador's Tinkoff-Saxo outfit, hold news conferences. (CYCLING-TOUR/ (PIX, TV), expect from 1400 GMT/10 AM ET, by Martyn Herman, 500 words) - - - - GOLF Don't put your house on Tiger at Hoylake, says Strange LONDON - Former world number one Tiger Woods is kidding himself if he turns up at this month's British Open with only a repeat of his 2006 Hoylake win on his mind, according to former U.S. Ryder Cup skipper Curtis Strange. (GOLF-OPEN/WOODS-STRANGE (INTERVIEW), moved, by Tony Jimenez, 650 words) - - European Tour French Open (to 6), Paris Stadler setting the pace at Le Golf National PARIS - American Kevin Stadler, son of 1982 U.S. Masters champion Craig, takes a one-shot lead into the second round at Le Golf National. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/, expect by 1900 GMT/3 PM ET, 300 words) - - PGA Tour The Greenbrier Classic (to 6) White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia Reigning champion Blixt in sole command at The Greenbrier Swede Jonas Blixt, the defending champion, will take a one-shot lead into Friday's second round at The Greenbrier's Old White Course after opening with a sizzling six-under-par 64. (GOLF-PGA/, expect by 2330 GMT/7:30 PM ET, 450 words) - - - - RUGBY Super Rugby, Round 18 Lions v Melbourne Rebels, Johannesburg (1710) Teams in bottom three places in the standings clash in xxxx. (RUGBY-SUPER/, expect by 1900 GMT/3 PM ET, 200 words) - - - - (London duty editor: Rex Gowar/Tony Jimenez)
